Raccoons domesticate themselves and become cuter and cuter Boing Boing
Kissing has been around for more than 20 million years, and scientists say it’s not just a human activity ZME Science
More countries report rising levels of drug-resistant gonorrhea, WHO World Health Organization warns
Climate/Environment
‘A powerful metaphor’: Fire brigade evacuation from UN climate change conference A common dream
James Hansen is trying to get his message across beyond moving day.
Rising sea levels are putting thousands of dangerous places in the U.S. at risk of flooding, AP investigation finds
Media reports FEMA council report is being compiled by DHS, raising concerns about FEMA’s future balance weather
pandemic
Important lessons from AIDS researchers about the long COVID-19 pandemic Medscape
‘Too little, too late’: damning report slams Britain’s coronavirus response The Guardian
Measles outbreaks in Arizona and Utah could end U.S. elimination status NBC News
Japan
Japan exports Patriot missiles to the US, first under deregulation Kyodo News
China?
China imports no U.S. soybeans for two months, imports from Brazil up 29% Reuters
US Congress seeks new tactics to counter China’s dominance of rare earths South China Morning Post
US Senate passes bill to lift restrictions on Taiwan involvement Focus on Taiwan
myanmar
Myanmar military junta accuses US of “hidden objectives” in crackdown on fraud The Irrawaddy
syrakistan
Huckabee meets with American who spied for Israel at US embassy, New York Times. Mr. Huckabee apparently doesn’t have time to meet the American.
🚨 U.S. Embassy officials visited Muhammad last week and gave his father a frightening update. He said he was “not doing well at all”, had dark circles under his eyes, had lost weight and was punched by a security guard when he tried to wave to his father, who was seen on the court’s security cameras. pic.twitter.com/fyAvby4T6Q
— Jasper Nathaniel (@infinite_jaz) November 19, 2025
Shin Bet supports death penalty for terrorists who kill Israelis, chief tells Israeli government after years of opposition to Haaretz
When Israeli courts become “instruments of revenge” against the Palestinian people +972 Magazine
Bill to block UNRWA’s access to water and electricity passes first reading in Israeli parliament TRT World
US and E3 prepare for war with Iran at IAEA, Israel ceasefire violation in Gaza and Lebanon GeoPolitiQ
old blighty
Ministry of Justice plans to remove right to trial by jury The Canary
Central Banks and Government Budgets – As if Democracy Matters Anne Pettifor
discord in europe
EU digital law cuts raise concerns and doubts about competitiveness Euractiv
How ASML acquired EUV construction physics
Poland to close last Russian consulate after railway sabotage Note from Poland
Negative attitudes towards Germans among Poles rise to highest level in 25 years Notes from Poland
A new war that’s not so cold war
The 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan Larry Johnson
‘Kamo Putin’ hints at rebellion against Simplicius, hidden conspiracy lurks in leaked ‘peace proposal’
Midday in Kyiv, Moon in Alabama
Beach bullies are driven to the beach — Trump Covers withdraw from Ukraine campaign John Helmer
President Putin visits Carl Sanchez Western Military Headquarters
Africa
Bamako is grinding towards a standstill
Holding on to Mali: West focuses on new front to prevent Sahel independence The Cradle
great game
Chinese diplomatic trip seeks to slow US trade momentum in Central Asia Eurasianet
south of the border
Russian tanker stopped near Venezuela after U.S. warship approaches Bloomberg
Mr. Rubio said Mr. Maduro is the terrorist chief of Venezuela’s Cartel de Los Les. Is it a real group?Intercept
U.S. bank shelves $20 billion bailout plan for Argentina WSJ
Lafaire Epstein
Epstein bill has foreign policy loopholes Sam Husseini
‘Prime Minister Modi agrees’: Jeffrey Epstein pressured Steve Bannon to meet with Indian Prime Minister just before his death
Larry Summers is an institutional rotten, close ally of Jeffrey Epstein, and an apologist for Israeli apartheid and genocide. Not surprisingly, he holds a designated professorship at Harvard University. https://t.co/0guB8X8kIt pic.twitter.com/LwbsCvrMqy
— Zachary Foster (@_ZachFoster) November 19, 2025
Trump 2.0
Issue 97 – This Is Difficult Molly White
President Trump buys millions of dollars in Boeing bonds while signing deal with Responsible Nation Strategy
Trump and Big Tech launch two more attacks to end AI democracy Blood in the Machine
Donald Trump faces new MAGA complaints over AI proposal Newsweek
economy
The missing ingredient in the AI boom is trust Edelman
The United States is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic. Growth in construction and transportation has been near zero, while manufacturing has shed jobs at a rapid pace, with year-over-year job losses reaching 59,000. pic.twitter.com/fCOhbA7hqk
— Joey Politano 🏳️🌈 (@JosephPolitano) November 20, 2025
Fox News poll: Voters say the White House is doing more harm than good to the economy Fox News
“Liberation Day”
Moody’s: U.S. ports face decline due to tariffs and policy uncertainty Cloud 2026 Outlook gCaptain
shutdown
How the shutdown destroyed America’s food chain — and what happens next
Deshabille Democratic Party
National Security Mom is Here Ken Klippenstein
Would you like to go to a place like that on vacation? Seymour Hersh. Conversation with Thomas Frank.
This data shows why Democrats shouldn’t run away from climate change Aaron Legenberg
How California used natural disaster funds to quell student protests against Palestine
“Maha”
CDC website no longer rejects links between autism and vaccines MedPage Today
The anti-vaccine misinformation on the CDC site is a predictable result of public health downplaying COVID for years.
People were told to get vaccinated, relax, wash their hands, C19 is seasonal and not to isolate. They get infected, their health worsens, and they blame the shot, not the virus. https://t.co/mjw431PSl1
— Dr. Mike Holger, MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) November 21, 2025
Translated excerpt
Philosopher Alexandre Monin’s article on MAHA, “One Health” and “Function Health”:
“Not Treating Patients: Current Trends”
A very important article for anyone who wants to understand changes in public health.
terrible.
1/12 https://t.co/nuL5ZRJos2 pic.twitter.com/RVEnOdyXYz
— Redkiraz (@Redkiraz) November 19, 2025
imperial collapse watch
Dialogue in Hiroshima Emmanuel Todd
Three ways to transcend liberal democracy Deep Cosmopolis
U.S. Coast Guard declassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols WaPo
Trump assures ‘woke’ topics are off agenda at Davos meeting FT
police state surveillance
Border Patrol monitors US drivers and detains those with ‘suspicious’ patterns AP
ICE says key evidence in abuse case was lost in ‘system crash’ the day after charges were filed 404 Media
How the FBI became the face of deprofessionalization Can we still govern?
Department of Homeland Security says Charlotte operation is ‘not over’ despite previous reports WBTV
A.I.
The only beneficiaries here are executives at major labels and AI startups. We need a Musician Living Wage Act that would pay new streaming fees only to human musicians, not companies developing AI. pic.twitter.com/jksVmx2Yeq
— Musicians and Allied Workers United (@UMAW_) November 20, 2025
Chinese talent continues to lead U.S. research in AI race The New York Times
Musk says AI and humanoid robots will eradicate poverty and make work ‘optional’ Anadolu Agency
Kicking Robot Harper’s
Aeon website hole
academy glove
When grades no longer mean anything
antitrust law
Big Tech moves from monopoly to macroeconomic issues; Meta wins antitrust case BIG by Matt Stoller
big brother is watching you
Former Google CEO accused of spying on employees through ‘backdoor’ account Los Angeles Times
class war
Analysis shows that child care costs exceed rent in dozens of U.S. cities. Look where. CBS News
California child farm workers: Exhausted, underpaid and hard labor in toxic fields Los Angeles Times
Automation and the promise of abundance Ian Welsh
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